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In this week's episode, we discuss the wig snatching epidemic of the 18th Century.
1. Illustration of high hair
2. Wig snatching highwaymen
3. Elaborate wig snatching with monkeys
4. Podcast promo:

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2020-10-01

Prussia led its fellow German neighbors in creating the a customs union that broke down trade barriers within the German Confederation (red border). Austria did not join.
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2020-03-28

The iconic photo of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Behind him are the massive chains for the SS Great Eastern. At 705-feet long, it was the largest ship built by the British until the 20th Century.
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2019-11-07

By 1820, most transatlantic empires in Europe had passed (at least partial) bans on their slave trades.
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The movement coincided with the and the rise of
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2019-08-27

“France’s economy was rooted in the past... Most people lived in small, rural communities with towns serving as nodes for local commerce, but trade and movement wasn’t nearly as common as in Britain...” (Hear full episode: Follow link in bio)
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2019-07-16

Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887) was trained by Henry Maudslay and went on to make the Whitworth rifle and standardize nuts, bolts, and screws.
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2019-05-16

Gossypium barbadense - one of the four species of a plant that changed the world. Chapter 5 of the - "The Textile Industry" - available now.
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2019-02-23